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Product Metrics Hierarchy

TTool · Product Metrics Hierarchy

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Executives watch one number. Your team watches another. Nobody's checked whether they're connected.

Product Metrics Hierarchy is a structured framework for organising metrics from high-level outcomes through mid-level drivers to operational measures. You build a tree that shows how daily metrics connect to strategic goals, then test whether the causal links actually hold.

A three-tier pyramid descending from what leadership reads (activated paying customers) through the metrics (activation rate, monthly traffic, retention %) to what the team ships (onboarding, pricing, SEO, email, notifications, referrals). A banner reads "features that can't be traced are easy to drop."
Method visual — Product Metrics Hierarchy
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